Desperate mothers

On September 27 the Rev. Bri Desotell, pastor of First United Methodist Church, Ypsilanti, preached a sermon titled, “Hopeful.” It is a powerful and personal meditation on Exodus 2:1-10.

Plainwell welcomes refugees

While international attention is focused on the migrant crisis in Europe, asylum seekers from refugee camps in Libya and Chad are seeking refuge in Plainwell.

Enlarging the welcome

THOMAS KEMPER General Bd of Global Ministries The arrival in Europe of massive numbers of Middle Eastern refugees is causing crises for humanitarian organizations and churches as well as for… Continue Reading Enlarging the welcome

JFON active in Traverse City

Justice For Our Neighbors has been active in West Michigan and Southeastern Michigan for ten  years. Now Traverse City JFON is the only organization in the state, north of Grand Rapids, to… Continue Reading JFON active in Traverse City

Coping with Europe’s migration crisis

LINDA BLOOM United Methodist News Service In Messstetten, Germany, where a former military barrack serves as an initial processing center for asylum seekers, the town’s 5,000 residents are coping with… Continue Reading Coping with Europe’s migration crisis